Western appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1885-18??, 1887-09-17
N'EWSLETS.
Gathered From All Parts
of the Country.
Multum In Paryo.

The Colored People Of Kansas formed
q Protective League at Topeka last
week.
1 Mr.. John Gale, colored, of Brooklyn,
N. Y, died last week from injuries re-
ceived by base ball.
DR.. Daniel Hale Williams was the
only Colorsd doctor at tho Medical Con-
gress in Washington, d. G.
Miss L. Troy, colored, is principal OF
the Tenth district school of Dayton, o.
ALI of the assistant teachers are white.
Mr.. Enos Scruggs is tho only colored
member Of the Junior class Of the Nor
gan Park Theological Seminary at Chi
cago, Ill.
| Mr.. Riley F. Williams, colored, of
Columbus, Ohio, has been appointed
chief clerk to the District Passenger
agent Of the Pan Handle road.
Miss Mary Tucker, white, the l9-year-
old daughter of an ex-legislator, of New
Haven, Conn.,, married her fathers coll
ored coachman few days ago.
A banquet will be rendered to Hon.
Frederick Douglass at the Metropolitan
church in Washington, Sept. %. Ella
borate preparations are making,
Mr.. Robert Bonner, white, editor of
New York Ledger, recently presented
Isaac Murphy, the noted colored jockey,
the noted trotter, Jim Keene, valued at
$6 800.
]. D. Bowser, Esq, Of Kansas City,
Mo-, will address the people Of Paolo,
Sept. %. His theme will be The New
Negro; or, every colored man his own
Moses"
The st. Louis Browns refused to play
the Cuban Giants Of Trenton, N. j., at
Philadelphia, Pa, few days ago be-
cause the latter organization was com.
posed of colorsd players.
| There is Colored woman in Sunny
side who has girl named,-"I Will
Arise and Go to My Father" and boy
named ,--"Only Begotten Son." the gir
is called 81 ,Viller" for short and the
boy is called "Only."
The Colored People of Sunlmerville
Ca, practiced for several weeks on the
Passion play which las never presented
but once in this country, but on the
night the play was to be performed the
town marshall prohibited it,
All the colorsd teachers have been re-
Appointed in the Cincinnati publ,
schools which were mixed bv the pas
sage of the Arnett bill. There ar,
about thirty teachers aud their salarie
range from 500 to 81 100 per annum.
! A colored man by the name of Chas
Rider has been sent to the penitentiar,
on Blackwell's Island, N. Y, for tn,
unusual ofense Of eating cats. He i
accused of catching cats with lass
and after strangling them eating then
raw.
| s. B. Taylor, principal Of the Lafay
cite school Of Louisville, KY. has beel
rapidly promoted. Last September b
began to teach at $40 per month. B
October his salary was $47, by Januar
$6s, ard now he is principal at q salar
Of $3.50 per month.
i Mr.. Abraham Hanson, colored, 9
Kansas City, Mo-, can produce som
wonderful carving or sculpturing in sol
marble using only his jack knife. Beau
tiful images of birds, animals, person
or groups of all these are produced wit
ease by him, in artistic proportions.
Gov. Hill, of New York, has offered
prize Of $25 for the best cclored twin
shown at the East Aurora, n. Y, fail
In order to avoid possible trouble grow
ing out of jealousy, q sign has bee
posted at the gate which reads: RS
} zors must be left at the ticket Office